We can build a better future for health and social care services in Northern Ireland, Health Minister Robin Swann has vowed. Ahead of the current Northern Ireland Assembly being dissolved, the Minister reflected on his two years in office. “It has been an extremely stressful and challenging period for our health and social […]
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, MLA, has launched a new long term bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) Eradication Strategy for Northern Ireland. The Strategy has been developed in collaboration with the TB Eradication Partnership and following extensive consultation with stakeholders. It includes additional cattle measures, action on wildlife, the testing of non-bovines, […]
Dairy company Dale Farm is calling on primary school children across Northern Ireland to create a ‘very dairy superhero adventure’ to be in with the chance of winning a class trip to Streamvale Open Farm and a school visit from Cool FM’s Pete Snodden and the Dale Farm ice cream van. Primary schools […]
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced an additional £10million for the Covid Recovery Employment & Skills Initiative, bringing the total value of the funding up to £20million. It means that at least 300 new jobs will be created across the heritage; sport; voluntary, community and social enterprise; arts and creative sectors through the […]
Health Minister Robin Swann recently met with nursing and midwifery students when he visited the Medical Biology Centre at Queen’s University, Belfast. The Minister visited the Faculty of Medicine’s new Health and Life Sciences KN Cheung SK Chin InterSim Centre it presents a unique opportunity to showcase the innovative simulation training facilities and […]
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that payments of more than £6million have been issued to farmers participating in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS). “I am delighted to confirm that we have processed 92% of all EFS Wider and Higher 2021 claims and where a payment is due to these businesses they have […]
The High Street Scheme has been recognised as an effective way to stimulate the economy, restore consumer confidence and safeguard jobs, by retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in Northern Ireland. That was a key finding of the ‘Business Impact of the Northern Ireland High Street Scheme’ report which included a survey carried out […]
An idea by a senior social worker within the Southern Health and Social Care Trust to provide a ‘chatty bench’ to encourage people to sit and talk to each other has come to fruition. As a newly employed multi-disciplinary team social worker based in a GP practice in Banbridge, Fidelma Ruddy noticed that […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Newcastle on the evening of Thursday 17 March 2022. At approximately 11:15pm, officers received a report that a male had been assaulted in the Main Street area of the town. The man received a number of lacerations to his chest. He […]
SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed the completion of work on new traffic signal upgrades in the city. SDLP Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon announced that the £200,000 upgrading work had been completed last Monday. Upgrades have been carried out on traffic signals at the Trevor Hill/Sugar Island Road/Kildare […]
